Israel’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 2.8% in August 2026 from 3.1% in July. The number of unemployed declined by 17.2 thousand from the previous month and by 7 thousand from a year earlier to 131 thousand. Meanwhile, the employment rate fell to 60% as the number of employed persons declined by 1.4 thousand to 4,397.3 thousand, although the employed population increased by 6.319 thousand from a year earlier. The labor force participation rate edged lower to 61.8%. The non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate also declined, reaching 2.9% from 3.3% in July. source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel
Unemployment Rate in Israel decreased to 2.80 percent in August from 3.10 percent in July of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Israel averaged 5.69 percent from 1992 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 11.40 percent in March of 1992 and a record low of 2.60 percent in August of 2024. This page provides the latest reported value for - Israel Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Israel Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Israel decreased to 2.80 percent in August from 3.10 percent in July of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Israel is expected to be 3.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Israel Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 2.80 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.